IndyCar Series Races: 5 Best Start: 8th (Milwaukee, - Enrique Bernoldi) Best Finish: 5th (St. Petersburg - Enrique Bernoldi)
Champ Car Races: 1 (Long Beach)
Best Start: 3rd (Franck Perera) Best Finish: 4th (Enrique Bernoldi)
IndyCar Series Overall
IndyCar Series Races: 22 Best Start: 4th (Dallas, Richmond , Kansas City, 2002 – Laurent Redon) Best Finish: 2nd (Fontana, 2002 – Laurent Redon)
ENRIQUE BERNOLDI STATS
IndyCar Series Starts: 5 Best 2008 Finish: 4th (Long Beach) Best 2008 Start: 8th (Long Beach, Milwaukee) "Rookie of the Year" Standings: 4th Point Standings: 14th (113 points)
JAIME CAMARA STATS
IndyCar Series Starts: 3 Best 2008 Finish: 21st Best 2008 Start: 19th "Rookie of the Year" Standings: 11th Point Standings: 29th (34 points)
CONQUEST TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY STATS
Races at Texas Motor Speedway: 3 – IndyCar Series, 1 - Indy Lights Best IndyCar Series Finish: 10th (Laurent Redon, Sept. 2002) Best IndyCar Series Start: 4th (Laurent Redon, June 2002)
Bombardier Learjet 550k
Texas Motor Speedway, 1.5-mile oval June 5 – June 7, 2008, Race #7 Race Distance: 228 laps Broadcast: ESPN 2, 10:00 pm ET
TEXAS PRE-RACE NOTES
Still No Time to Rest
With only two complete days before hopping on a plane for Fort Worth, Texas, the Conquest team was back at work Monday morning getting ready for this weekend’s Bombardier Learjet 550k at Texas Motor Speedway.
This weekend’s race will be Conquest’s fourth IndyCar Series appearance in Texas. The team first competed at the 1.5-mile oval in 2001 in its second IndyCar Series start. Conquest then raced in Texas twice in 2002 scoring a best finish of 10th with Laurent Redon.
Gaining Momentum
After scoring their best oval start of the season in Milwaukee with Enrique Bernoldi, the team is looking to build on that strong performance in Texas. The Conquest crew has been continuously progressing on ovals this season with its two rookie drivers despite the steep learning curve.
Enrique Bernoldi has completed his last two oval races and will be looking to complete his first on a 1.5-mile superspeedway. The rookie is now hoping to pick up his best oval finish of the season. The same goes for Jaime Camara who has started to rebuild his confidence following two hard hits at Indy.
Return to the 1.5-mile Oval
Like all the other tracks he has visited this season, this will be Bernoldi’s first appearance at Texas Motor Speedway and his third race on a 1.5-mile oval. Round 7 on the 2008 IndyCar Series schedule will also mark the return of Jaime Camara to Texas Motor Speedway.
The rookie’s last visit was three years ago in the Firestone Indy Lights Series with Sam Schmidt Motorsports where he started third and finished ninth. The IndyCar Series rookie is looking to carry the momentum he gained in Milwaukee after a tough month of May.
Best of Conquest 2008
Conquest scored its best oval starting position of the season with Enrique Bernoldi with an eighth spot on the grid by Enrique Bernoldi in Milwaukee and achieved its best combined effort when they placed both drivers in the top six in Long Beach in April at the Champ Car World Series finale.
The team also completed their first Indianapolis 500 this year when Bernoldi took the checkered flag on the lead lap in 15th place. It was the Brazilian’s first oval finish of the season.
CONQUEST RACING QUOTEBOARD
#34 Jaime Camara Sangari Dallara/Honda/Firestone
"I raced at Texas in Firestone Indy Lights in 2005 and I know that it will be a completely different experience aboard an IndyCar Series car but I’m looking forward to it. I really want to build on the momentum that I gained in Milwaukee.
I would have liked a better result but after a tough month of May, finishing the race in Milwaukee was a good confidence booster heading to Texas. I want to give the guys an excellent result this weekend, they deserve it so much."
"We’re going back to a 1.5-mile oval which is the type of oval that has been the most difficult for me so far with this season. But I have learned a lot in the last couple of races and I’m sure that even if it was on a different type of track it will serve me well and I will be able to continue my progression on ovals.
I had a disappointing race in Milwaukee and I want to make up for it in Texas. The team has been doing an amazing job all season and our results don’t reflect the hard work that everybody puts in. I’d like to help change that."
Eric Bachelart, owner Conquest Racing
"I’m looking forward to some good results this weekend with our two rookie drivers. Texas may not be the easiest track but they have learned a lot in the last few weeks and they continue to progress at each and every race.
Don’t get me wrong, we are still on a steep learning curve and are still not up there with AGR, Ganassi and Penske on this type of track but improving week in and week out is our main goal. Jaime had difficulty during the month of May but he had a strong race in Milwaukee that really helped him regain his confidence in the car since his two accidents at Indy.
As for Enrique, he has been getting better and better and much more comfortable in the car."
ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225
The Milwaukee Mile
Sunday, June 1, 2008
MARIO DOMINGUEZ, #96 PCM/Cosworth/Bridgestone
Started: 25th Finished: 26th
Mario on the race: "We had a great first stint, but after we came in for our first pitstop, something happened with the car and we developed a massive understeer. We ... mehr
- Bernoldi 16th with Camara 24th at ABC Supply / AJ Foyt 225
It was a long day at the Milwaukee Mile for Conquest Racing at the ABC Supply / AJ Foyt 225. The team had high hopes heading into the race with Enrique Bernoldi starting in eighth position, but a first lap contact sent Bernoldi to the back of the pack. He ended up 16th when the checkered flew wit ... mehr
- Bernoldi to start eighth with Camara lining up on Row 12 -
Conquest Racing recorded their best qualifying position on an oval this season in the IndyCar Series with an eighth place by Enrique Bernoldi during qualifying for the ABC Supply / AJ Foyt 225, round 6 on the 2008 IndyCar Series schedule. Bernoldi’s rookie teammate Jaime Camara qualified 24th.
Aft ... mehr
MARIO DOMINGUEZ, #96 PCM/Cosworth/Bridgestone
Practice 1 26th 0:23.4813 155.613 61
Practice 2 12th 0:23.566 155.053 27
Qualifying 25th 1:37.39 150.071
Mario on qualifying: "We are learning about the ... mehr
Event: ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt 225
Series: The IndyCar Series
Where: The Milwaukee Mile – Wisconsin State Fairgrounds
Track Type: 1-mile oval
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2008
TV: Live – Sunday, June 1st at 4:00 pm (ET) on ABC Radio: Live on XM Channel 145
MARIO DOMINGUEZ, #96 Visit Mexico City/Honda/Dallara/Firestone ... mehr
CONQUEST RACING AT A GLANCE
IndyCar Series Races: 21
Best Start: 3rd ( Long Beach , 2008)
Best Finish: 2nd ( Fontana , 2002)
CONQUEST MILWAUKEE MILE STATS
Races at the Milwaukee Mile: 4 - Champ ... mehr
- Bernoldi sees checkered in 15th while Camara crashes out -
Emotions were divided at Conquest Racing when the checkered flag flew on the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 today. The #34 crew saw their race end early when Jaime Camara (#34 Bidaroo.com) hit the wall on lap 80, but the 36 side of the team was all smiles when driver Enrique Bernoldi (#36 ... mehr
Pacific Coast Motorsports and the Mexico City Tourism Board announced today that they have entered into an agreement with KV Racing Technology for the 2008 Indy 500. Oriol Servia, driver of the #5 Angie’s List Special will carry the Visit Mexico City logo at the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500.
Pacific Coast Motorsports and the Mexico City Tourism Board announced th ... mehr
- Local Indiana business to appear on sidepods of #34 Conquest car -
Conquest Racing announced today that they have formed a partnership with Bidaroo.com, a unique Indiana-based online charity auction which becomes title sponsor of the #34 car driven by Jaime Camara for the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500.
Bidaroo.com, whose logo will ... mehr
All Sport’s logo will appear at Indy 500
Harding Road, a Dallas, Texas-based motor sports team, announced an associate sponsorship agreement for 2008 with All Sport Body Quencher, a sports drink brand and subsidiary of Big Red, Inc., an Austin-based beverage company. The All Sport logo will appear in Sunday’s Indy 500 race on Conquest Racing's #3 ... mehr
Indy 500 Practice Indianapolis Motor Speedway
MARIO DOMINGUEZ, #96 Visit Mexico City/Honda/Dallara/Firestone
Wednesday Practice 31 53 41.0596 219.194
Mario on the day: "We got some practice in ... mehr
Indy 500 Practice Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The rain let up and the track stayed dry enough for a little bit of running today…22 laps worth for Mexican star Mario Dominguez. Of course the team was wishing for more, but they are thankful for every lap right now. It was just enough to evaluate the changes they have made since last Saturday, ... mehr
The day started out under rainy conditions and ended in the same way, but in between Conquest Racing was able to get in a little over 30 minutes of green flag practice today with Enrique Bernoldi registering the eighth quickest time of the day.
Both drivers completed 17 laps each today in the rain shortened practice session. Bernoldi registered a top speed of 220 ... mehr
Pacific Coast Motorsports is pleased to announce the evolution of www.pcmracing.com.
The Oxnard, California-based professional auto-racing team fields entries for Carl Skerlong and Frankie Muniz in the Cooper Tires Present the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda. The team also fields an entry in the IndyCar Series, where Mario Do ... mehr
Pole Day Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Mario Dominguez and his PCM crew took full advantage of the running opportunities today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While the team did not present itself for a qualification run, Dominguez did turn 40 laps and recorded a top speed off 220.597, which was 2.7 mph quicker than his previous best. If weather permit ... mehr
The following is a series of notes following "Fast Friday" at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the running of the 92nd Indianapolis 500.
Jaime Back on Track:
Jaime Camara (#34 Sangari Dallara/Honda/Firestone) was happy to be back behind the wheel of his race car today. Following his crash on Monday, the Brazilian had not yet retu ... mehr
Rookie Orientation Practice Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Mario Dominguez ran 61 laps today, the second most of any driver in preparation for qualifying for the 2008 Indy 500. Dominguez turned his first laps at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. They were also his first laps in the IndyCar and the first time the PCM team had run the car. To ... mehr
Rookie Orientation Practice Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Senator Clinton is a candidate fro the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election. She was at the Speedway looking for last minute votes for today’s Indiana Primary election.
Mario was photographed with Senator C ... mehr
The following are notes and quotes following today’s second day of the rookie orientation program at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Tough way to start the day:
Jaime Camara’s day was cut short after he hit the wall in Turn 1. The Brazilian only completed four laps but was still able to put in a lap of 218.264 mph (41.2345 seconds).
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- Enrique Bernoldi looking to complete ROP on Monday -
The Conquest Racing pair of Enrique Bernoldi and Jaime Camara took their first laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway aboard the IndyCar Series Dallara today during rookie orientation.
Camara completed his rookie test in 47 laps with a best lap of 41.0631 seconds (219.175 mph). His ... mehr
It’s been five years since the Conquest Racing team has competed in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing". This year, thanks to the unification of American open-wheel racing, Conquest Racing will be making their return to Indy and will attempt to qualify for their second Indianapolis 500.
Their first step towards making the 33-car field starts today with the two-day ... mehr
Mario Dominguez and the Pacific Coast Motorsports team have moved into garages 25-27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for their rookie debut in the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500.
Dominguez will cross the historic yard of bricks for the first time in his #96 Visit Mexico City/Dallara this Sunday, May 4th when he participates in the Rookie orientation practice sess ... mehr
Conquest Racing completed their second IndyCar Series oval race of the season today at Kansas Speedway at the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300. The team saw how quickly things can turn around from one race to the next as today’s results were not quite as expected. The team did however come out of the 200 lap race with plenty of knowledge that will help them in future races.
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- Teammate Enrique Bernoldi qualifies 25th -
Qualifying for the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 took place today at Kansas Speedway with the Conquest Racing pair of Jaime Camara, who was taking part in his first IndyCar Series qualifying session, and Enrique Bernoldi taking the 19th and 25th spots respectively on tomorrow’s starting grid.
Cama ... mehr
... of the #34 Car for Remainder of the Season Starting in Kansas
- Team also announces extension to sponsorship program with Sangari -
Conquest Racing announced today that they have signed Jaime Camara for the remainder of the season to drive their #34 entry as well as an extension to their sponsorship program with current p ... mehr
Pacific Coast Motorsports is pleased to announce their entry into the IndyCar Series, with Mario Dominguez driving the #96 Visit Mexico City/PCM/Dallara. The Mexico City Tourism Board is the primary sponsor of the PCM entry and the program will commenc ... mehr
It's exciting to get Graham Rahal to participate in this teleconference. Mr. Rahal, as you know, has just had an eventful beginning to 2008, started the wrong way hitting the wall in Homestead, but then his team prepared and got him ready for St. Pet ... mehr
Throughout the season Conquest Racing will be giving you a more in depth look at the team and their challenges of making the transition to the unified IndyCar Series.
In this first installment, through a short Q&A, Conquest’s Chief Engineer Eric Zeto offers further perspective on the differences in the teams competitiveness and expectations on ovals versus street cou ... mehr
Brazilian Antonio Pizzonia to make his return to Champ Car alongside Finland’s Juho Annala who will be making his debut
Rocketsports Racing is proud to announce a two-car effort in the upcoming Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The driver lineup for the team will include former-Rocketsports driver Antonio Pizzonia and the introduction of a new face t ... mehr
The race may have started under yellow but it quickly got exciting for the Conquest Racing team who led their first laps of the season, ran in the top two with both drivers and came home with a fifth place finish with driver Enrique Bernoldi (#36 Sangari Dallara/Honda/Firestone) in their first street course race in the IndyCar Series at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. ... mehr
-Enrique Bernoldi 18th on the grid -
The new qualifying system put in place for the IndyCar Series made for an exciting qualifying session for Conquest Racing with rookie driver Franck Perera fighting for a spot in the Firestone Fast Six. In the end, the Frenchman didn’t make it to the final round but "Fearless" Franck did score a top-ten start in his first street ... mehr
Conquest Racing took part in two practice sessions today at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and ended the second session in the top-five in their first outing with their IndyCar Series Dallara on a street course.
Franck Perera was the highest ranked Conquest driver at the end of the day with a lap of 63.6346 seconds placing him fifth in the second session and sixt ... mehr
Conquest Racing at a glance
IndyCar Series starts: 18
Best Start: 4th
Best Finish: 2nd
St. Petersburg Stats
Starts: 1 (Champ Car World Series)
Best Finish: 4th
Best Start: 6th
St. Petersburg Conquest Racing Pre-race Notes
Conquest Racing will be making their second star ... mehr
David Martinez announced today that he has been selected by Forsythe-Pettit Racing to compete in this year’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, which will take place April 18 – 20 in the streets of Long Beach, California.
The 34th edition of this historic race will serve as a celebration of Champ Car’s history as it transitions into one unified open wheel series in North A ... mehr
It was quite a learning experience for the Conquest Racing pair of Enrique Bernoldi (#36 Opes Prime/Sangari Dallara/Honda/Firestone) and Franck Perera (#34 ARES/Opes Prime Dallara/Honda/Firestone) in their first oval race. Perera continued to demonstrate his talent ending up top rookie in 14th position and second of the transition teams behind Oriol Servia, who counts over 20 ova ... mehr
Conquest Racing took part in their first oval qualifying session of the season tonight in at Homestead-Miami Speedway with drivers Franck Perera (#34 ARES/ Opes Prime Dallara/Honda/Firestone) and Enrique Bernoldi (#36 Opes Prime/Sangari Dallara/Honda/Firestone) who were qualifying for the first time ever on an oval. Perera qualified 15th overall and first of the transition teams ... mehr
Conquest Racing completed a satisfying first IndyCar® Series test today at Sebring International Raceway. The team’s second and final day of testing on the 1.66 mile road course was a more productive one than yesterday with both drivers posting competitive lap times. Unluckily for the team, track time was once again cut short, this time on account of morning showers.
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Since Conquest Racing took possession of their Dallara chassis, it’s been a grueling last few weeks for the team. Long days, short nights and even all-nighters were part of the regimen in order to make it to the first open-test in Sebring. And today, the mission was accomplished when Conquest Racing completed their first IndyCar Series laps of 2008 at Sebring International Racewa ... mehr
